The man reported his life, surnamed Hong, a single name and a favor, he has been in the guards for three years, and the missing one is called Duan Yan, the two have known each other for many years and know each other, so the relationship is quite good.

Hong En held the bowl in both hands, drank it in a big gulp, wiped his mouth very boldly with the back of his hand, looked up and saw Shen Nianyi looking at him quietly, and asked seriously: "Is Shen Zhengqing suspicious of me?" ”

"I'm thinking, why did Captain Que send you two to be the pioneers?" Shen Nian replied calmly with a light in his eyes.

Hong En grinned and said, "Because my riding skills with Duan Huang are okay, Duan Huang is originally the head of our people's riding skills. ”

Que Yingjie couldn't hold back, and said in a low voice: "Hong En won't be a spy, and neither will Duan Yan." ”

"I didn't say they were spies." Shen Nianyi said lightly, he didn't let Hong En repeat it immediately, just to further observe his behavior, if a person does something wrong, there will always be some clues, and after Hong En came back, although he was a little panicked in his heart, and because of the loss of his companion, he was still upright and generous, and he didn't see any weakness in his heart.

It's not so easy to hide under his gaze.

"I don't think Duan Yan is dead yet!" Hong En's eyes were slightly red, "Captain, Shen Zhengqing, if we hurry up to help, he should still be saved." ”

"We only have reinforcements of three hundred people, don't be careless, you don't even know who the opponent is, rushing over like this, it is likely to be attacked by the enemy." Shen Nianyi asked patiently, "Tell me about the situation in the small stack again." ”

"There are two floors of small buildings in the small stack, we have checked the upper and lower floors, there is no one else, the ashes in the stove room have long been cold, there are still some cooked rice in the pot, eat most of it, there is still a small half left, I specially smelled it, the rice is still rancid, of course, this weather, even if it is put for four or five days, it is normal for cooked food not to rot."

Shen Nianyi somewhat understood Que Yingjie's intentions, listening to Hong En's words, it can be seen that he is a very careful person, he said that Duan Yi is better, so he was selected to be the urgent vanguard, and the scout was the most bold and careful.

Hong En spoke in detail, Duan Yan walked around each room, and the bedding in three rooms had been turned over, and it was obvious that he was asleep, and he woke up in a hurry, and he was forced to leave before he had time to react.

However, in the process of rummaging, they never saw any traces of fighting, and those people left obediently, could it be that they were not attacked at all?

"No blood?"

"Nope! We have checked very carefully, and we have seen everything under the bed, if we really want to completely annihilate the evidence, then it is completely possible to say that the bedding is tidy up, and there is no need to show a kind of panic and busyness. "The wording of Hong's words is very accurate, and it is clear to people when they hear it.

"How many people are generally equipped in the small inn at the border gate?" Que Yingjie interjected and asked.

"Such a small inn is mostly reserved for the people who deliver the letter, and it is impossible for a large army to stay overnight, so it is generally three or four people, and in peacetime, there are even only two people." Shen Nianyi's eyes seemed to fall into a snowflake, Hong En said, there was no trace of a fight, there was no in the small stack, and there was no when Duan Yan disappeared.

The more there is no trace, the more it means that there are other people there, and the traces are very deliberately and carefully concealed.

"I have known Duan Yan for more than ten years, if he encounters misfortune, he will not be so peaceful, and he will be somewhat sensitive." Hong En frowned and said, "I'm only worried, he was captured by the Shuntian people and made a prisoner, and then life is better than death." ”

"He's still there." Shen Nianyi replied calmly.

"What! Shen Zhengqing said that Duan Huang was still there, and I had already looked nearby, but I didn't see anyone. Hong En asked nervously, "I called his name, but there was no response." ”

"In some cases, he couldn't hear even if he answered." Shen Nian nodded and said, "I'll go with you again." ”

Qiu Zhengzhi next to him said, "My lord, it's too dangerous there, I'll go with him." ”

"What's the danger there?" Shen Nian looked at him on one side, and then at Captain Que, "Even if there was danger, it has passed, there should still be clues there, I have to go there in person." ”

"Your Excellency!" Qiu Cheng wanted to say a few more words.

was stopped by Shen Nianyi's gesture: "You stay and stay in place with Captain Que, I won't go for too long." ”

Qiu Cheng didn't dare to say more: "It's just that if Madame asks?" ”

"I just said that I went to find out the news, and I will talk about the rest when I come back." As soon as Shen Nianyi let Hong En go, he turned the horse's head without the slightest hesitation and galloped away.

Que Yingjie swallowed his saliva and said, "Shen Zhengqing has always been like this, taking the lead? ”

"Your Excellency, it always is."

"But he is already the position of Zhengqing, and he is a member of the third rank of the official residence."

Qiu Cheng's face was full of pride and said: "If the adult becomes a first-class member one day, he will still be like this, and our colleagues in Dali Temple are convinced of this." ”

Que Yingjie seemed to understand something, and said emphatically: "I may have misunderstood you Lord Zhengqing." ”

"It's okay, those who misunderstood him in the past will be persuaded by him." Qiu Cheng looked into the distance, and he couldn't see the backs of the two people, so he simply got straight to the point, "Captain Que, if this mission is destined to go and never return, what will you do?" ”

Que Yingjie is not a straightforward person, since he has already talked about this, he is also very frank: "General Ning has an army of 100,000 troops, if even he dies on the battlefield, then what is the resentment of us going forward and succeeding?" ”

The original little hesitation has been stimulated by Shen Nianyi's demeanor.

Hong En had already sprinted in front of him, and he was a little frightened, and he couldn't help it with his strength, but he didn't expect the dignified Shen Zhengqing to offer to inquire with him again, and Shen Zhengqing meant that Duan Huang was still near the small stack, and he was not dead yet, so he suddenly cheered up and left all those tiredness behind, and threw them very far away.

Despite the wind and snow, the cracks in the bones are creaking, Hong En gritted his teeth, it's a big deal to wait for this mission to be completed, go back and recuperate, he is still young, he has made great contributions, and he has been rewarded by the emperor and the queen mother, and he is afraid that he will not be able to raise it back!

Although Shen Nianyi didn't have any extra words, he had actually been watching Hong En's expression change, and at this time he could be sure that Hong En did not frame Duan Yan, nor did he have the ability to set up the pro-guards, otherwise the brilliance in those eyes would not be so bright, and a person with a weak heart would never be able to shine such a light from the depths of his heart.

Hong En's second return to the small stack was actually faster than the first time, even he himself was a little unconvinced, stopped his horse and got off the ground, panted slightly, and said, "Shen Zhengqing, this is it." ”

Shen Nian nodded a little and said, "You don't have to go inside." ”

"There's no clue in there?"

"No one is gone, there's no blood, there's no fighting, there's no need to waste time." Shen Nianyi was still sitting on horseback, he looked around and pointed to the northeast corner, "Where is Duan Huang going?" ”

"Your Excellency, how do you know?" Hong En asked curtly, although he said that he would separate from Duan Xuanbing, but he did not indicate the direction where the two were going, and Shen Nian could determine it with a glance.

In the past, everyone said that there was a great figure in Dali Temple, at that time, Shen Nianyi, who was still Shaoqing, was amazingly talented, famous all over the world, they were in the pro-guards, they were all of the same age, they didn't believe it, they always said that fame is fame, sometimes it's just a false rumor, and now I see the deity, I see him showing his edge, and I can already determine that he is a real person.

"Horseshoe prints." Shen Nianyi threw down these three words, and had already dismounted and walked towards the northeast, the snow here had been falling for many days, and ordinary people had stepped on it, at least it had not reached the ankles, and Shen Nianyi walked on it, but it was just an extremely shallow touch, and it was estimated that it would not take half a pillar of incense to be completely covered by the new snowflakes.

The horseshoe prints left by the first two people can still be clearly identified, and the direction in which Duan Di went, the horseshoe prints were particularly chaotic, which were left by Hong En when he was in a panic, wanting to find Duan Di's whereabouts, and being afraid of delaying the hour, and left in a panic.

In a distraction, Shen Nianyi had already walked out of the road, Hong En hurriedly chased after him, and saw him standing in one place, still and not moving: "Did Shen Zhengqing find anything?" ”

Shen Nianyi lowered his eyes and seemed to be muttering to himself: "How could it be, could it be caused by this bad weather, it shouldn't be human." ”

Hong En didn't dare to make a sound next to him, waiting for Shen Nianyi's words.

Shen Nianyi pointed to the front and said, "Hong En, take six steps, due north, not more than half a step." ”

Hong En did as he said, still thinking about why it was six steps, why couldn't it be more than half a step, the seventh step was already about to be taken, and the moment the toe was about to touch the snow, he quickly retracted it, although his speed was not slow, but he could feel that if this foot was on the ground, the soles of his feet seemed to be a little different.

"Shen Zhengqing, the snow here, there's looseness underneath!" He shouted loudly, it turns out that these six steps, not more than half a step, are the reason.

"There's a deep hole at the bottom, Duan Yan should have fallen." Shen Nian said slowly, "The snow layer is very thick, and the cave is also very deep, he may be able to hear the movement outside in the cave, but it is extremely difficult for him to call for help, so he will disappear for no reason, and then you look for it all the way and shout, and he doesn't have the slightest response."

"My lord, I have a shovel right away, I'll find it!" As if he saw hope, Hong En ran too fast, fell headlong on the snow, didn't bother to pat the snow all over his body, got up with his hands and feet, went to get a shovel, identified the position, and dug hard.

"Watch the soles of your feet." Shen Nian saw that he was digging hard, so he mentioned it in time.

"Don't worry, sir." Hong En didn't raise his head, and in a short time he had dug a snow mound at his feet.